DA's probing questions on Zuma release may pave way for court action

Presidency asks for 10 more days to respond; answers are likely to shape the DA's approach to its legal challenge

27 August 2023 - 00:00
By FRANNY RABKIN

The government is yet to answer a list of questions on the release of former president Jacob Zuma after the DA wrote to President Cyril Ramaphosa about its concern that the real purpose of an across-the-board remission of sentences for minor offenders was actually “solely or predominantly to permit Mr Zuma to be released”.

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